Pesticide Residue from Farms and Towns End Up in Fresh Oysters, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Dec 22, 2023

A new study reveals that herbicides and pesticides wash downriver from farms and towns and contaminate fresh oysters. Find out more about it in this article.

Native Oysters Make Comeback at Belfast a Hundred Years After Disappearing Thanks To Efforts Aimed At Boosting Marine Life, Water Quality

Dec 18, 2023

While oysters used to be abundant in the region in the past, their population saw a great decline during the early 1900s. Read to learn more.

About 85% of Oyster Reefs in Texas Are Disappearing: How Can This Affect Coastal Environments?

Apr 29, 2022

Oyster reefs are disappearing in Texas raising concerns among fishermen. Read here to find out how oyster reefs' disappearance affect the environment and economy.

Oysters Within the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Region Developed Debilitating Tissue Abnormalities

Sep 10, 2021

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 has left marine life in the region still feeling the impacts of the devastating effect, particularly the oysters that developed debilitating tissue abnormalities called metaplasia.

Seafood and Plastics: How Microplastic Pollution Acts as 'Trojan Horse' to Marine Life and Ecology

Jul 27, 2021

A new study points out that the E.coli bacteria is probably present in the seafood that we eat due to microplastics present in the ocean.

How the Galveston Bay Foundation Turns Scrap Oyster Shells into Treasures

Feb 08, 2021

The Galveston Bay Foundation breathes new life to discarded oyster shells by recycling restaurant scraps and turning them into new homes for oysters and shoreline protection for the Galveston Bay area.

New 'Vitamin Bullet' to Enhance Shellfish May Help Battle Nutrient Deficiencies

Jul 20, 2020

Fortifying shellfish may help with the severe nutrition deficiencies that two billion people around the world suffer from. As a solution, scientists created 'Vitamin Bullets' that make oysters deliver high doses of Vitamin A and D.